Guide me O thou great Jehovah Turn your eyes upon Jesus (an oldie, but with some extra verses I'd never sung before) All I once held dear Here is bread, here is wine (yes, it was a communion service) O my soul, take courage, you were born for a time like this (Hallelujah, Jesus Saves - a new one to me)
All my hope on God is founded - Michael
Good Christians all, rejoice and sing- Gelob’t Sei Gott ( Vulpius)
The Church’s one foundation - Aurelia
Gifts of bread and wine ( Christine McCann)
Thy hand O God has guided - Thornbury, all 6 verses.
Nobody except the organist knew Gifts of bread and wine, but as it was the hymn during Communion, we got away with it.
Mass of St Thomas.
Gifts of Bread and wine was written in the 60s during the first flurry of doing English rather than Latin in the RCC, and should have died then. The tune is unbelievably dreary. I have no idea why the CofE with its superb body of hymns should be opting for such drivel.
I shall not mind if I never have to sing it again.
Today we visited Ampleforth Abbey for Sunday Mass with Confirmations.
Hymns:
Come down O Love divine, Down Ampney
Come Holy Ghost, Tallis Ordinal
All creatures, Lasst uns erfreuen
The Commons were chanted to the Missa de Angelis.
The school choir sang the following motets rather well:
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, Edward Elgar
God’s grandeur, Philip Wilby
A child’s prayer, James MacMillan
Totus tuus , Henryk Gorecki
The chapel in its setting on the edge of the North York Moors is wonderful.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus (an oldie, but with some extra verses I'd never sung before) All I once held dear
That's interesting ... originally TYEUJ was the refrain of a hymn which begins "O soul, are you weary and troubled?". I've sung that; but I've also sung (as you have) extra versions of the refrain, which has sprung free from its original context.
Alleluia, alleluia, hearts to heaven and voices raise (Lux Eoi) When I needed a neighbour (Neighbour) Alleluia, sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol) One more step along the world I go (Southcote)
The second hymn reflects the Christian Aid theme, and the final hymn is in honour of the baptisms (during the Mass) of a young mother and her two small daughters...they've been regular attenders for some months now.
The hymns were:
Praise the Lord his glories show, Llanfair
Not to us be glory given (psalm 115), Lux Eli
God is love, let heavens adore him, Abbot’s Leigh
The choir sang:
If ye love me, Tallis
Glory be, Ridout
Kyrie and Gloria of the Spatzenmesse, Mozart
O taste and see, Jack Oates
The organist played:
préambule, Viennese
Climat, Alain
Postlude on a ground, Merrill
The Servant King (Kendrick)
Now thank we all our God (Nun Danket)
Let Justice Roll (a song written by a member of the church to fit with our Amos reading today) Sing To God New Songs of Worship (Ode to Joy) [this was on the sheet, but was skipped because we ran out of time]
Tell out my soul (Woodlands)
Our service began with a recording of Tallis's "If you love me".
“O the deep, deep love of Jesus” - Ebenezer.
“A new commandment” - its own tune.
“Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love” - its own tune.
“Come down, O Love divine” - Down Ampney.
“The love of God comes close” - Rhosymedre.
“May the mind of Christ my Saviour” - St Leonard's.
Service of Holy Communion in another village church in our group. Retired priest - her first visit. Late start as she got lost, then couldn’t find the way in. Entrance is behind the church with only a grass path, so not obvious. Service was chaotic, and one hymn ( I the Lord of sea and sky) was missed out.
First- Jesus where e’re thy people meet.
Last- Love divine
One more, I can’t recall.
The service was billed as Common Worship but in practice it was BCP.
Furniture in the church is placed most inconveniently and the priest gave communion to people who had come out of their pews, standing in the aisle. Most odd.
Alleluia, sing to Jesus - Hyfrydol Breathe on me, breath of God Carlisle Great is thy faithfulness - Runyan He is Lord* And can it be - Sagina
* which was far too short for a Communion hymn, as the church was full. We ended up singing it twice 🙄, which upset a gentleman in the congregation (who has recently joined the choir, but is an advocate for silence if we run out of verses). I rather think he has a point.
We had:
Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
All people that on earth do dwell (OLD 100TH)
I heard the voice of Jesus say (ROWAN TREE)
When I survey (ROCKINGHAM)
Double entry from me today: Scottish Voices sang Evensong in St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Troon yesterday (their priest is a member of the choir):
Introit: Christ has no body now but yours - David Ogden
Responses - Clucas
Psalm 85; on the copies, the composer was just given as the initials "SEAM". Having done a bit of googling, I think it's probably Sarah MacDonald, the organist at Selwyn College. It was a very nice chant.
Mag & Nunc - Walmisley in D major - a decent enough piece, but I can see why the setting in D minor is better known.
Anthem - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem - Stanford
Hymns: Eternal monarch, king most high - Gonfalon Royal All hail the power of Jesus' name - Diadem - I'd forgotten how much fun that tune is to sing!
It was a most excellent day, and the hospitality we received was second to none. 🙂
A bit more prosaic at a half-empty St Pete's today (but a few decent hymns):
The head that once was crowned with thorns - St Magnus God forgave my sin - Freely, Freely O worship the King - Hanover Broken for me Crown him with many crowns - Diademata
The head that once was crowned with thorns (St Magnus) O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray (Song 1) I danced in the morning (Lord of the dance)) See the conqueror mounts in triumph (Rex Gloriae)
Not a bad selection IMHO, though they may have used a different tune for the final hymn.
Ascension Sunday Communion: no sermon, and so five hymns.
Only half the normal congregation in attendance, but sung lustily (where applicable)
Rejoice! The Lord is King (Darwall)
Before the Throne of God Above (Vikki Cook)
Jesus Stand Among us (Kendrick)
In Christ Alone (Townend)
At the Name of Jesus (Woodlands)
“God is gone up on high” - Darwall's 148th.
“There is a Redeemer” - Melody Green.
“Beauty for brokenness” - Graham Kendrick.
“Forgive us when our deeds ignore” (suggested by Christian Aid) - Llef,
“Where cross the crowded ways of life” - Fulda.
Here in Durham for the Eucharist we had: Hail the day that sees him rise - Llanfair O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray - (Song 1) Crown him with many crowns - Diademata
Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Rheinberger’s Mass in E flat, and a setting of O sacrum convivium by Daniel Cook (Master of the Choristers and Organist)
Alas, our minister is back to his old repetitive ways:
Morning has broke
Great is thy faithfulness
Be thou my vision
From heaven you came
Look forward in faith
Seriously, we had "to whom shall we go? You have the words of life" as the reading and this was all you could come up with?
Plainsong responses
Dyson in C - a very fast dramatic Mag, and a softer Nunc
Anthem: Let all mortal flesh - arr Cleobury
Psalm 47 from The Blue Book
Hymns:
Come let us join (Nativity)
The head that once (St Magnus)
REjoice the Lord is king (Gopsal) - I was surprised to see @Anna_Baptist sang this to Darwell, we always use Gopsal.
Crown him with many (Diademata)
We were banned from singing the descant for Nativity. Probably a good call.
It felt really odd singing the melody lines throughout hymns and psalm
Holy Communion at another church in our group.
Hail the day that sees him rise- Llanfair, all 8 verses!
Rejoice the Lord is king- Gopsal
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour- St Helens
Christ triumphant- Guiting Power
Evensong
Introit- Let thy merciful ears- T.Mudd
Anthem- Come Holy Ghost- Attwood
Responses- Southwell
Canticles from the Psalter settings
Hymns
Come let us join our cheerful songs- Nativity
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour- St H.
Jesus shall reign- Truro
Come down, O love divine (Down Ampney) Will you come and follow me (Kelvingrove) Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (Mechlin) Holy Spirit, come, confirm us (All for Jesus)
Processional: Children (Robert Miles)
*All Things Bright and Beautiful - ROYAL OAK Signing of the register: Now We Are Free (Hans Zimmer - from Gladiator)
Be Thou My Vision - SLANE Recessional: Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
Come People Of The Risen King (Stuart Townend)
Spirit Of The Living God (Daniel Iverson)
O Breath Of Life, Come Sweeping Through Us (Spiritus Vitae)
O God Of Burning, Cleansing Flame (Lex Loizides)
We had a new pianist this morning. One who is used to playing in a Praise Band where the tune is supplied by a singer. Good to have him there, but it could have gone better. I hope he learns from the experience.
Indeed. It took Our Place's volunteer organist a while to get used to our traditional hymns/Mass settings (she sparkles on grand piano or recorder!), but she does really well these days.
New organist ( wife of visiting NSM priest) this morning, who did very well considering the organ was misbehaving.
Pentecost:
St Thomas Mass
Hymns:
Come down O love divine- Down Ampney
O Thou who camest from above - Hereford
Breath on me breath of God- Carlisle
Spirit of the living God- Living God
Lord the light of your love - Shine Jesus shine
Pentecost and an adult baptism at St Pete's today:
Come down, O Love divine - Down Ampney O let the Son of God enfold you - Spirit Song My God, accept my heart this day - Belmont Bind us together, Lord - Komm, Herr, Signe Uns Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour - St Helen
Point of personal privilege: When Daniel Iverson wrote “Spirit of the Living God,” he was pastor of the church where my family has deep roots and where I’d later grow up. He baptized my father there a few years before he wrote “Spirit of the Living God.”
Eventually, he accepted a call to another church 800+ miles away. That happened to be the church where my mother-in-law grew up, and he eventually officiated at the wedding of my mother-in-law and my father-in-law.
Both my family and my wife’s family remained close to the Iversons over the years; Dr. Iverson and his wife are buried near my wife’s grandparents. Not surprisingly, “Spirit of the Living God” has long had a special place in both my family and my wife’s family.
Today we had:
“Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire”/VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”/TRENTHAM
“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
“As the Wind Song”/WAIRUA TAPU
We sang Many are the lightbeams. It's a lovely hymn for Pentecost.
The words are by Cyprian of Carthage translated first into Swedish and then into English by David Lewis, and the tune is a traditional Swedish tune. For some reason the hymn is attributed to Marty Haugan.
Comments
Turn your eyes upon Jesus (an oldie, but with some extra verses I'd never sung before)
All I once held dear
Here is bread, here is wine (yes, it was a communion service)
O my soul, take courage, you were born for a time like this (Hallelujah, Jesus Saves - a new one to me)
I shall not mind if I never have to sing it again.
Hymns:
Come down O Love divine, Down Ampney
Come Holy Ghost, Tallis Ordinal
All creatures, Lasst uns erfreuen
The Commons were chanted to the Missa de Angelis.
The school choir sang the following motets rather well:
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, Edward Elgar
God’s grandeur, Philip Wilby
A child’s prayer, James MacMillan
Totus tuus , Henryk Gorecki
The chapel in its setting on the edge of the North York Moors is wonderful.
Alleluia, alleluia, hearts to heaven and voices raise (Lux Eoi)
When I needed a neighbour (Neighbour)
Alleluia, sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
One more step along the world I go (Southcote)
The second hymn reflects the Christian Aid theme, and the final hymn is in honour of the baptisms (during the Mass) of a young mother and her two small daughters...they've been regular attenders for some months now.
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Today I visited St Gile’s, Edinburgh.
The hymns were:
Praise the Lord his glories show, Llanfair
Not to us be glory given (psalm 115), Lux Eli
God is love, let heavens adore him, Abbot’s Leigh
The choir sang:
If ye love me, Tallis
Glory be, Ridout
Kyrie and Gloria of the Spatzenmesse, Mozart
O taste and see, Jack Oates
The organist played:
préambule, Viennese
Climat, Alain
Postlude on a ground, Merrill
Now thank we all our God (Nun Danket)
Let Justice Roll (a song written by a member of the church to fit with our Amos reading today)
Sing To God New Songs of Worship (Ode to Joy) [this was on the sheet, but was skipped because we ran out of time]
Tell out my soul (Woodlands)
You sang something by Kendrick, and missed out music written by Beethoven ?
O! O! O! Is Great and Aweful Outrage!!!
“O the deep, deep love of Jesus” - Ebenezer.
“A new commandment” - its own tune.
“Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love” - its own tune.
“Come down, O Love divine” - Down Ampney.
“The love of God comes close” - Rhosymedre.
“May the mind of Christ my Saviour” - St Leonard's.
Or not, perhaps, in context ...
(FWIW, I think The Servant King is Kendrick at his best, and I always used to enjoy singing it).
First- Jesus where e’re thy people meet.
Last- Love divine
One more, I can’t recall.
The service was billed as Common Worship but in practice it was BCP.
Furniture in the church is placed most inconveniently and the priest gave communion to people who had come out of their pews, standing in the aisle. Most odd.
Alleluia, sing to Jesus - Hyfrydol
Breathe on me, breath of God Carlisle
Great is thy faithfulness - Runyan
He is Lord*
And can it be - Sagina
* which was far too short for a Communion hymn, as the church was full. We ended up singing it twice 🙄, which upset a gentleman in the congregation (who has recently joined the choir, but is an advocate for silence if we run out of verses). I rather think he has a point.
Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
All people that on earth do dwell (OLD 100TH)
I heard the voice of Jesus say (ROWAN TREE)
When I survey (ROCKINGHAM)
Light Dawns on a Weary World.
Praise is rising
Our God is a great big God (with actions)
Holy Spirit, breath of God (a new one to me)
Our Place had two services - 10am and 730pm - and AFAIK they were going to have hymns at the evening Mass.
I went to our Cathedral Eucharist for Ascension and it was wonderful 😍
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - OLD HUNDREDTH
Facing a Task Unfinished - AURELIA
Go Forth and Tell - WOODLANDS
Introit: Christ has no body now but yours - David Ogden
Responses - Clucas
Psalm 85; on the copies, the composer was just given as the initials "SEAM". Having done a bit of googling, I think it's probably Sarah MacDonald, the organist at Selwyn College. It was a very nice chant.
Mag & Nunc - Walmisley in D major - a decent enough piece, but I can see why the setting in D minor is better known.
Anthem - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem - Stanford
Hymns:
Eternal monarch, king most high - Gonfalon Royal
All hail the power of Jesus' name - Diadem - I'd forgotten how much fun that tune is to sing!
It was a most excellent day, and the hospitality we received was second to none. 🙂
A bit more prosaic at a half-empty St Pete's today (but a few decent hymns):
The head that once was crowned with thorns - St Magnus
God forgave my sin - Freely, Freely
O worship the King - Hanover
Broken for me
Crown him with many crowns - Diademata
The head that once was crowned with thorns (St Magnus)
O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray (Song 1)
I danced in the morning (Lord of the dance))
See the conqueror mounts in triumph (Rex Gloriae)
Not a bad selection IMHO, though they may have used a different tune for the final hymn.
Yes, they sang See the conqueror to the better-known (at Our Place) Hyfrydol.
A good attendance, too.
I was doing the picking so I only have myself to blame.
Only half the normal congregation in attendance, but sung lustily (where applicable)
Rejoice! The Lord is King (Darwall)
Before the Throne of God Above (Vikki Cook)
Jesus Stand Among us (Kendrick)
In Christ Alone (Townend)
At the Name of Jesus (Woodlands)
“God is gone up on high” - Darwall's 148th.
“There is a Redeemer” - Melody Green.
“Beauty for brokenness” - Graham Kendrick.
“Forgive us when our deeds ignore” (suggested by Christian Aid) - Llef,
“Where cross the crowded ways of life” - Fulda.
Hail the day that sees him rise - Llanfair
O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray - (Song 1)
Crown him with many crowns - Diademata
Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Rheinberger’s Mass in E flat, and a setting of O sacrum convivium by Daniel Cook (Master of the Choristers and Organist)
Morning has broke
Great is thy faithfulness
Be thou my vision
From heaven you came
Look forward in faith
Seriously, we had "to whom shall we go? You have the words of life" as the reading and this was all you could come up with?
He is exalted, the king is exalted on high
Rock of Ages
At the name of Jesus
Plainsong responses
Dyson in C - a very fast dramatic Mag, and a softer Nunc
Anthem: Let all mortal flesh - arr Cleobury
Psalm 47 from The Blue Book
Hymns:
Come let us join (Nativity)
The head that once (St Magnus)
REjoice the Lord is king (Gopsal) - I was surprised to see @Anna_Baptist sang this to Darwell, we always use Gopsal.
Crown him with many (Diademata)
We were banned from singing the descant for Nativity. Probably a good call.
It felt really odd singing the melody lines throughout hymns and psalm
Heron
Hail the day that sees him rise- Llanfair, all 8 verses!
Rejoice the Lord is king- Gopsal
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour- St Helens
Christ triumphant- Guiting Power
Evensong
Introit- Let thy merciful ears- T.Mudd
Anthem- Come Holy Ghost- Attwood
Responses- Southwell
Canticles from the Psalter settings
Hymns
Come let us join our cheerful songs- Nativity
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour- St H.
Jesus shall reign- Truro
Come down, O love divine (Down Ampney)
Will you come and follow me (Kelvingrove)
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (Mechlin)
Holy Spirit, come, confirm us (All for Jesus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbCoRyBKBvE&list=RDEbCoRyBKBvE&start_radio=1
Some of the recordings seem a bit slow, though this one's not too bad.
Processional: Children (Robert Miles)
*All Things Bright and Beautiful - ROYAL OAK
Signing of the register: Now We Are Free (Hans Zimmer - from Gladiator)
Be Thou My Vision - SLANE
Recessional: Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
*Favourite hymn of the bride's grandmother
Come People Of The Risen King (Stuart Townend)
Spirit Of The Living God (Daniel Iverson)
O Breath Of Life, Come Sweeping Through Us (Spiritus Vitae)
O God Of Burning, Cleansing Flame (Lex Loizides)
We had a new pianist this morning. One who is used to playing in a Praise Band where the tune is supplied by a singer. Good to have him there, but it could have gone better. I hope he learns from the experience.
Pentecost:
St Thomas Mass
Hymns:
Come down O love divine- Down Ampney
O Thou who camest from above - Hereford
Breath on me breath of God- Carlisle
Spirit of the living God- Living God
Lord the light of your love - Shine Jesus shine
Come Down, O Love Divine - DOWN AMPNEY
As the Deer Pants for the Water - own tune
God has spoken by the prophets - ARFON
Come down, O Love divine - Down Ampney
O let the Son of God enfold you - Spirit Song
My God, accept my heart this day - Belmont
Bind us together, Lord - Komm, Herr, Signe Uns
Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour - St Helen
We only sang a couple of songs:
Walk in the Light
Shine, Jesus, Shine
Eventually, he accepted a call to another church 800+ miles away. That happened to be the church where my mother-in-law grew up, and he eventually officiated at the wedding of my mother-in-law and my father-in-law.
Both my family and my wife’s family remained close to the Iversons over the years; Dr. Iverson and his wife are buried near my wife’s grandparents. Not surprisingly, “Spirit of the Living God” has long had a special place in both my family and my wife’s family.
Today we had:
“Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire”/VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”/TRENTHAM
“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
“As the Wind Song”/WAIRUA TAPU
Come Holy Spirit come
Tell out my soul
Spirit of the living God
Spirit of God come dwell within me
Guide me O thou great Jehovah
The words are by Cyprian of Carthage translated first into Swedish and then into English by David Lewis, and the tune is a traditional Swedish tune. For some reason the hymn is attributed to Marty Haugan.